The remnant of the "Royal Palm" departs south

The remnant of Southern's "Royal Palm" slows for its Georgetown stop.

The Interstate heritage unit leads an intermodal train through Georgetown, KY on a beautiful Father's Day afternoon.

For the first time in 20 years cinders grace the Southern GRS signals at Delaplain, KY as Southern Railway 630 charges hard towards the south. This is the next to last time these signals would see... (more)

The Southern-Style GRS signals at Delaplain, KY are perhaps seeing Southern green and gold for the last time as 8099K leads hotshot 215 down the CNO&TP. These are the last "untouched CP" GRS signa... (more)

Once the pride of the "Super Fleet," two battled worn former Santa Fe Warbonnets get to lead a top priority train once again at the point of the pride of the CNO&TP, train 229.

It's tough to decide the more important subject of this photo...On a cold day in Central Kentucky, the orange and blue of the CNJ Heritage Unit provides a sharp contrast to the snow. 1071 is blow... (more)

A "Catfish" smokes and sands it up as it gets back underway on the point of train 167 heading south down the CNO&TP. 167 had gotten held to allow hotshot 229 with Veterans 6920 on the point to pa... (more)

A simple look at the first trailer gives away what train this is... The pride of the CNO&TP, train 229, with its usual heavy UPS traffic is lead by one of the prides of NS's Fleet, SD60E 6920 at G... (more)

This hot stack train wastes no time as it rounds the curve at Georgetown with a high green.

Blasting its way south, priority train 295 makes great time down the CNO&TP crossing Elkhorn Creek in Georgetown, KY.

CNO&TP hot shot southbound train 295 blasts through Georgetown, KY on a warm summer Saturday.

"Follow the Flag" straight down the CNO&TP... The Wabash Heritage Unit leads southbound 143 at the Scott/Fayette County line in Central, KY...

In a scene that screams early 90's CNO&TP railroading at its finest - a classic high hood GP50 leads a southbound Triple Crown at Rogers Gap at the north end of Delaplain Yard. Flash forward more... (more)

What looks like a publicity shot for the merger, a NS worktrain works northbound on the CNO&TP lead by a classic Southern GP30 leader. Photo by the late John Farris.